Actor Danish Husain’s portrayal of Habib Tanvir in the play Habibnama was so powerful that it brought the late playwright’s friends to tears during a performance at Delhi’s Jawahar Bhawan.
Theatre stars Gopal Sharman and Jalabala Vaidya built Akshara Theatre with their own hands—literally. The struggle it’s facing today is a microcosm of the larger existential crisis in Delhi theatre scene.
Actor and writer Manav Kaul’s play ‘Traasadi’ digs deep into the grief, regret, and insight that a mother's death can bring. ‘The more exhausted my mother became, the more deeply I slept.’
Everything was designed to immerse the audience. The floor was mopped with Dettol to evoke the smell of a hospital, the ACs were cranked up to mimic an uncomfortable waiting room.
The satirical play ‘Ghalib in New Delhi’ has been staged 589 times since 1997 and evolved. ‘Ghalib’ has commented on 5 PMs, multiple governments, and changing social issues.
According to one director, ‘24 theatre groups from Bengal’ have been refused culture ministry’s financial aid for FY 2023-24, followed by 21 groups from Manipur.
Love Beyond Love, directed by Yash Machhal and performed by Rangastra Theatre Group, captures the raw and painful journey of those who dare to seek love and acceptance in a society resistant to queer identities.
The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
Khushwant Singh never had the courage to pin the blame where it belonged. The partition of India was solely due to the obstinate stance of the Muslim League and the personal ambitions of Mr. MA Jinnah.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress fought against it till the very end.
It is a historical fact that the overwhelming majority of Indian Muslims voted for the Muslim league in the elections to the provincial legislative assemblies. Hence, Indian Muslims supported Partition all through.
Khushwant Singh never had the courage to pin the blame where it belonged. The partition of India was solely due to the obstinate stance of the Muslim League and the personal ambitions of Mr. MA Jinnah.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress fought against it till the very end.
It is a historical fact that the overwhelming majority of Indian Muslims voted for the Muslim league in the elections to the provincial legislative assemblies. Hence, Indian Muslims supported Partition all through.